12 Bible Verses About Grandchildren



  • Genesis 17:7 makes God’s covenant with Abraham and “your descendants after you for the generations to come.”
  • Exodus 34:7 speaks of punishment reaching the third and fourth generation, Deuteronomy 7:9 of covenant love to a thousand generations, and Ezekiel 18:20 says “The child will not share the guilt of the parent.”
  • Isaiah 44:3-5 promises God’s Spirit on Israel’s descendants, who will say for themselves, “I belong to the Lord.”
  • Deuteronomy 4:25-26 and 2 Kings 17:41 warn that idolatry can take hold in the grandchildren’s generation.
  • In Genesis 48:20 Jacob makes the names of his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh into a blessing for Israel.

In the Bible, grandchildren are heirs of what God promises and warns: his covenant, his Spirit and his judgment reach past a person’s children to their children. Genesis 17:7 makes the covenant with Abraham “and your descendants after you for the generations to come,” and Ezekiel 37:25 promises the land to “their children and their children’s children.” Exodus 34:7 carries the punishment for the parents’ sin “to the third and fourth generation,” while Deuteronomy 7:9 carries God’s covenant love “to…

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